Nell Diamond and Teddy Wasserman’s Wedding at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes

I grew up in England and always thought I wanted to get married in an English garden. Teddy was adamant about being near the water. Given that the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc has the most enchanted English gardens, it was a perfect middle ground.

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My favorite thing to do at Hôtel du Cap is jump off this diving board. Saturday morning, right before I went into five hours of hair and makeup for the ceremony, I decided to take one last plunge for the weekend.

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I wore white all weekend and this morning happened to be wearing Alessandra Rich.

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I never looked out the window and didn’t see friends in the water all weekend long.

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My friends from college have moved across the world since graduation. It was such a privilege to reunite them all in the South of France.

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We were so lucky to have July weather in October. Each day was a better pool day than the last.

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My wedding planners Fait Accompli took my summer camp suggestion seriously and set up a range of activities everyday. They had pétanque champions from across the region come and referee Friday afternoon games.

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My friend Claire Distenfeld was the only girl to make it to the final rounds of the tennis tournament.

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I took my flower inspiration from the gardens of the hotel itself.

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Thursday night’s welcome dinner was served family-style and The Gypsy Queens performed between the tables.

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I want Edie Parker to memorialize every moment of my life with an acrylic bag.

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The dress had its own room at the Hôtel du Cap.

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Hair and makeup took about five hours.

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The zipper broke on my dress five minutes before I walked down the aisle. Olivier had to sew me in and I was so nervous that they didn’t even tell me what had happened.

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I wanted the chuppah to look like a continuation of the hotel gardens. I didn’t want it to overpower the already incredible space.

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We had to widen the aisle an hour before the ceremony because we realized at the last minute that the dress wasn’t going to fit!

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The sunset was very cooperative.

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I’ve practiced this walk many times, and it’s long. But my dad was telling me jokes the whole way down and I felt very relaxed the entire time.

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Seeing everyone together, having come so far to be there, was amazing.

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Only our parents and the rabbi stood under the chuppah with us. The guests stood throughout the entire ceremony, which I don’t know was entirely necessary!

Nell Diamond and Teddy Wasserman’s Wedding at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes

I grew up in England and always thought I wanted to get married in an English garden. Teddy was adamant about being near the water. Given that the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc has the most enchanted English gardens, it was a perfect middle ground.